Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Barack Obama's "terrorist fist jab"




Now, I'm not really sure what Fox News was getting at when they insinuated that the moment Barack and his wife shared could be interpreted as a "terrorist fist jab" but I honestly don't really care. I think it's apparent that even Fox knew the notion that the two were sharing some sort of "insurgent" secret hand shake is absurd and insulting. That's why they threw the idea out there and then ran away from it as fast as they could. But what they're doing is stirring the pot -- giving bitter, stubborn, old conservatives (it's a little unfair of me to pigeonhole with this term, but let's face it that's the demographic Fox caters to) something else to fear simply because they may or may not understand it and Fox tells them to be weary of it. But the idea that a body-language interpreter was even necessary is laughable.

That said, the video does highlight one indisputable fact that I'd like to address at this point. George W. is that dude. Fuck what you heard! Never again will a man be so inept to lead a country but be blessed with so much pure, unfiltered swagger as to con an entire nation into electing him president. Twice!

Style, swagger, charisma. A certain... je ne c'est quoi if you will. George W. Bush has it. In troves.

*Edit*
It has just been brought to my attention that it is well documented that Al Qaeda members often give each other dap after blowing shit up. Hmm. The plot thickens...

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